Lee Ann Hale

Lee Ann (Hodges) Hale, 86, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021 at Taylor House Des Moines.

Lee Ann Hale was born February 10, 1935 in Weldon, Iowa, the daughter of Charles Harold Hodges and Coy Marie Hodges. She grew up in Weldon, Iowa.

Lee Ann was a very hard worker all her life. She worked many jobs throughout her life. She started her career at Bankers Life (now Principal Financial Group). She worked for Kmart on NE 14th St & Hubbell Avenue in the kitchen and deli. She also worked for many years at Safeway in Park Fair Mall. She was an excellent cook and home maker. Lee Ann was known for her HUGE garden in the back yard full of wonderful vegetables that her family and friends would enjoy. She had a very special talent in canning many of those vegetables. Her specialty was her homemade spaghetti sauce and her famous pickle relish.

Lee Ann is survived by her Son, Russell Hale and her daughters, Katherine Lukenbill and Linda (Joe) Breeden, 7 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren, family & friends. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Robert (Bob) Hale, her parents, and brother Rex Hodges, her in-laws Grover & Mahala Hale, her brother-in-law and sister-in-law Russell & Nancy Kephart, her sons-in-law Glenn Lukenbill and Eric McCrory and a great-great grandchild.

Funeral services will be at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave., Des Moines, with burial to follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 11-12 p.m., also at the funeral home.

The family would like to thank Taylor House Hospice and Unity Point Health Care for taking such good care of Lee Ann during this time.

Memorial Contributions can be made to the family. Online condolences are welcome at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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